Forum: Catfish on a bike, part II

Just reread this log. I cant believe its been since 2004 but time goes on. After rereading the log I got the bug to get back on the road again catfish

Here are some pictures from the ride these are from Oregon

Hi, Recovery is going good....been busy try9ing to finish the cabin befire winter sets in and harvesting crops from the feilds as well as working in the local apple orchard with their harvest. I got 4 discs of pictures and will try to figure out how to post them soon catfish

Ok so here I am in La Crosse Wi. now. I got here via train from Oregon. When I got to Eugene I pretty much knew I got done for now. Some one asked is it OVER? I don’t know that it is ever over, just time to do something else for a bit. The train was full of interesting people as usual. I...

Hey: I believe one more day and I am out of Kansas. Its not that I don’t like this state the people have been very friendly and the drivers have been more than courteous with giving a wide amount of room BUT I am ready to see trees again and have some thing to block the wind. The closest...

Hey: A few days have gone by again and many more miles. The day I left from the Ochocho Reservoir was a great day. The night did not get very cold and the stars were out shining bright all night. My camp overlooked the water and I left the tent door open and gazed at the sky most of the...

Hi boy what a great few days its been. I might get kicked off the comoputer before i finish typing so this may end abruptly (sorry) i stil lwioshed i could type as fast as Joe anne does the key board smoles when she gets those fingers flying accross the keys..... Ok so I slept inthe...

hi i am surprised i found access so soon. I will tell you howthat came about later but want to catch up the past couple days. i left Baker city and thought i could make Prairie city abouit6o miles and 3 big climbs over Sumpter pass Tipton pass and Dixie pass but as luck would have it i just...

Hi I am here in baker city and taking a earned day off. Yesterday i did find tires however i couldnt fins a 32 only 37's I only wanted to buy one tire but didnt want mis matched sizes especially loaded and going down Mc Kinzie pass in a few days most likley i the rain again according to the ...

Hi Im short on time on the libarary computer so i can type much, fiorst thanks for comming by abd reading about the nigfht in the pole shed with the animals it was and experiance letme tell you :) Its been raining like sheets of water.. Today io climbed up Lolo pass not a great feat but...

Man where do I start? I am behind on logging here so maybe start from anyplace and just start typing and see how it comes out. A few days ago maybe even a week it was still raining and cold I may have told you it was in the low 40’s up on LoLo pass the rain continued a couple more days and...

Guess where I sleptd last night? I ll tell you later if i dont forget. A couple days ago i was treating myself to a motel after a ruff 60 miles into some cross wind. About 7:30 pm a knock on the door and a guy on a bike named mike showed up to meet and talk. he is from east coast and have been...

Hey, I left Pueblo Colorado after some thought and insight. I realized i miscalculated and started much too late in the year. It was another 1,000 miles to get throught Colorado and Wyoming and into Messoula. THat is where i would either go back east ont he northrn teir or continue west tothe ...

Hi Thanks for checking in. I made it out of Kansas and into Colorado this morning . There was no way of knowing but assign saying “Welcome to Colorful Colorado” The scenery is the same so far but I noticed it is much dryer here almost arid. Still no trees yet. I figure it will be a few days ...

Hey its been a few interesting days since I got access. The weather is holding up ok it is cool here at night in the 50’s and during the day only up to the 80’s this area should be over 100 during the day and very warm in the evenings too. I got caught in another thunder storm I saw a bolt...

Hey, Got too many things to tell you about and not enough time left on the library computer so I have to pick and choose which ones to type. I m in Newton Public Library in Kansas. The weather took a turn yesterday. It started out nice and cool then got hot I had 80 miles to make since there...

This has been a few interesting days. Ive had a tail wind and that is GREAT! For a change yesterday I made 100 miles well really it was 98 and I should have ridden 2 more miles to make it a real 100 mile day but I landed in Golden city. And golden it was. I started out in Clinton and rode out...

Hi all I made it to Clinton Missoura. The ride this past week was in oppressive heat and humidery. Yesterday was not as bad but the day before I was close to being overcome with it. I drank a lot of fluids and rested as often as I could when I found shade. I mentioned meeting up with Jeff and...

short time here today, i had a nice few days with tail winds then it changed ot a head wind and BIG hills along the Mississippi river the first of the day was 5 miles long then a nice 38 mph down hill run these hills continues for nmost of the morning. a few tims there were pull outs and the...

Hi I’m drying off in the public library today more about that later unless I run out of time on the machine here… I mentioned I thought about this Katy trail well from where I was staying in Wright city to the trail head in Dutzo Missouria the road was narrow and too much traffic I got tyo...